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Post by gryroagain on Jul 23, 2014 20:17:52 GMT
SO No idea why, but my iPad won't pull up the keyboard unless it's as a spoiler? There are no spoilers.
We got 2 foster kittens this weekend, 7-8 weeks old, previously feral. They are pretty shy, and need a lot of handling. We also have a mean old 16 year old cat I need to keep away from them, so we put them in my dds room since she is in there so much. But, ants!! Even though it's the second floor, ants came out of the wall and got in the food. Ew. So we moved them to my you gets dds room and yep- ants. I don't know what to do. We can't really pick the food up quickly as they are shy and need it out so they can nibble when they are ready to.
I can't spray because they are little, don't want to hurt them. I have no where to move them to save my room, but my old cat lives there and I suspect the same thing may happen. Old cats food is in the kitchen (ground floor) with no problem.
Peas use your brains to help me solve this. I also started a new job and am crazy busy and have no time to deal with this. I saw a borax/cotton ball thing...could that work? My daughters will freak the heck out if 10,000 ants come out to eat the cotton though, as will I. We can do cat poo, snakes, blood...but bugs freak us the he'll out.
Help! I hope someone can read this, and maybe copy it for me, I have no idea what is up with my iPad, I can reply to threads fine?! |
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Post by Regina Phalange on Jul 23, 2014 20:39:26 GMT
Original OP:
No idea why, but my iPad won't pull up the keyboard unless it's as a spoiler? There are no spoilers.
We got 2 foster kittens this weekend, 7-8 weeks old, previously feral. They are pretty shy, and need a lot of handling. We also have a mean old 16 year old cat I need to keep away from them, so we put them in my dds room since she is in there so much. But, ants!! Even though it's the second floor, ants came out of the wall and got in the food. Ew. So we moved them to my you gets dds room and yep- ants. I don't know what to do. We can't really pick the food up quickly as they are shy and need it out so they can nibble when they are ready to.
I can't spray because they are little, don't want to hurt them. I have no where to move them to save my room, but my old cat lives there and I suspect the same thing may happen. Old cats food is in the kitchen (ground floor) with no problem.
Peas use your brains to help me solve this. I also started a new job and am crazy busy and have no time to deal with this. I saw a borax/cotton ball thing...could that work? My daughters will freak the heck out if 10,000 ants come out to eat the cotton though, as will I. We can do cat poo, snakes, blood...but bugs freak us the he'll out.
Help! I hope someone can read this, and maybe copy it for me, I have no idea what is up with my iPad, I can reply to threads fine?!
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 23, 2014 20:46:20 GMT
Find where they are coming fron. Wall socket, unscrew and treat, window sill, treat outside. You can also try vinegar, put the food in a low box away from the , so the ants maybe can't smell it
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Post by gale w on Jul 23, 2014 21:01:09 GMT
If the kittens were bigger you could take a pie pan and put the bowl in the middle of it, and then put water in the pie pan. We have to do this sometimes since our cats are outside and are fed in the garage. But your kittens might be too small and end up getting wet. Maybe something sticky on the outside of the dish?
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Post by lcp88 on Jul 23, 2014 21:07:11 GMT
We had an ant problem earlier in the summer and the bug guy recommended sprinkling anything chalky around baseboard and entryways. Chalk powder, cinnamon, ground rice, talc...apparently ants won't cross a powdery line. Could you try a baby powder line around their area and then use traps or sprays at the entry ways? So the problem and infestation is being treated but nothing harsh goes by the kittens?
Thanks for looking out for them, they really shouldn't be exposed to pesticides. I know some ppl who wouldn't think twice about spraying, unfortunately.
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Post by BeckyTech on Jul 23, 2014 21:12:07 GMT
We had an ant problem earlier in the summer and the bug guy recommended sprinkling anything chalky around baseboard and entryways. Chalk powder, cinnamon, ground rice, talc...apparently ants won't cross a powdery line. Could you try a baby powder line around their area and then use traps or sprays at the entry ways? So the problem and infestation is being treated but nothing harsh goes by the kittens? Thanks for looking out for them, they really shouldn't be exposed to pesticides. I know some ppl who wouldn't think twice about spraying, unfortunately. I've always had 100% success with baby powder along the edges of the room, the ants just disappear (poof! no dead bodies, either) within a very short period of time. Others have not had my success, but I've had an adult cat and dogs who have never done more than lightly sniff at the powder, so no problem there. The powder kills the ant trail, so they can't follow each other to the food. ETA: Real Johnson & Johnson baby powder seemed a bit more effective than generic talc for some reason. |
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Post by gale w on Jul 23, 2014 21:14:03 GMT
We tried chalk and they ants were all over the line and on the chalk line itself. Maybe other powdery things work better.
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Post by gryroagain on Jul 23, 2014 22:55:43 GMT
Thank you!!
I will try baby powder. Dh is going to spray outside, hopefully that will help.
I love this board!
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Post by perumbula on Jul 23, 2014 23:35:58 GMT
In the meantime, Terro traps are a big help. Put them in areas where the ants have been. The ants will take the poison back to the nest and it will kill all of them. It takes a week or so to really work, but it works great.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 23, 2014 23:49:22 GMT
We put a plastic lid from a container down, put a little water in the lid--then sat the food dish in the middle so that any ant has to swim the moat to get to the food.
It is working.
We are in the midst of trying to rescue/tame a feral kitten. So far, we have been unable to touch the kitten, but it comes for food morning and evening.
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